Caribbean- Adult Prevalence Rate-2.3%
The Caribbean is currently the second-most affected region in the world after Sub-Saharan Africa. Nine of the twelve countries with the highest HIV prevalence in the Americas are in the Caribbean, five islands having national prevalence rates of over 2% (these five being the Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago). AIDS has now become the leading cause of death among individuals aged 15-44. Several nations which rely on tourism as a main source of income are among those most affected. Similar to the epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, HIV transmission in the Caribbean is largely through heterosexual intercourse with the notable exception of Puerto Rico, in which IV drug use appears to be the major driving force behind the epidemic. Haiti, a nation known for extremely high numbers of citizens living below the poverty line, is the worst affected nation in the region with an adult prevalence rate of 5.6%.
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